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Applied Behavior Analysis Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder (3rd ed.)

This resource from CASP provides guidance for healthcare funders, regulatory bodies, service providers, and consumers.

Model Coverage Policy for ABA Services: Guidelines for Working with CPT® Codes and Developing Payer Policies

This document has been developed to assist providers, billers, and payers in implementing comprehensive payer policies for the Category I and modified Category III CPT® codes for adaptive behavior (applied behavior analysis; ABA) services. The model policy is also designed to familiarize payers with ABA services and guide them in implementing coverage policies and monitoring […]

APBA Guidelines for Practicing Applied Behavior Analysis During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Information and recommendations are provided to help ABA practitioners make decisions in four key areas: determining if ABA services are deemed “essential” under emergency governmental orders; complying with behavior analyst licensure laws and rules, especially as they pertain to telepractice; using professional standards to guide decision-making about service delivery; and working with third-party payers on […]

Reporting CPT Codes for Telehealth Delivery of Adaptive Behavior (ABA) Services

In light of increased interest in delivering ABA services via telehealth, the ABA Coding Coalition, in collaboration with the Council of Autism Service Providers (CASP) Telehealth Task Force, has adapted the clinical examples from the “Supplemental Guidance on Interpreting and Applying the 2019 CPT Codes for Adaptive Behavior Services” (January 2019) to illustrate how that […]

CPT Assistant Article for ABA Services

The November 2018 issue of the CPT® Assistant, a newsletter published by the American Medical Association (AMA), includes an article about the 2019 CPT® codes for adaptive behavior services that is an essential resource for everyone who bills health plans for ABA services. The AMA has granted the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts (APBA) permission […]

Supplemental Guidance Article: How to Work with the 2019 CPT® Codes

This article is provided to assist providers, billers, and payers in using the Category I and modified Category III CPT® codes for adaptive behavior services that went into effect January 1, 2019

Code Conversion Chart

Unsure about codes that payers are using for ABA services? This chart outlines the essential elements of ABA assessment and treatment services and the HCPCS and CPT® codes that have been used for reporting and billing those services. In particular, it shows the conversion of the Category III (temporary) CPT® codes that were issued in […]

This October 2018 document outlines strategies and content for providers to use in communicating with payers about implementation of the 2019 CPT® codes for adaptive behavior services.

APBA White Paper on Identifying ABA Interventions

This resource was developed by the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts to help consumers, professionals, funders, and policymakers differentiate ABA interventions from others. It describes the defining features of the science of behavior analysis as well as the applied arm of that discipline, some of the many applications, and the professional practice of ABA, and […]